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Current Lab TalkFix It

EUNIC NEXT! 2026

Thurs., 21.05.2026, 18:30
Young European designers from eleven countries rethink the material wood, sustainability and designing with imperfection. Partner: EUNIC Berlin
Current Lab TalkIdentity in Place

The Crowning of Transformation

Thurs., 28.05.2026, 18:30
Gaudí anniversary, Sagrada Família and Barcelona World Capital of Architecture 2026: The talk explores urban futures between historical legacy and contemporary transformation
Partner: Generalitat de Catalunya

Talks

Lab Talk

What’s Cooking #3

5 May 2026
Bika Rebek and Shalini Vimal explore how architecture and ecology can move from afterthought to alliance.
Just LivingLab Talk

Wohnraum, der nicht die Welt kostet

23 April 2026
Vier zukunftsweisende Szenarien für nachhaltiges und bezahlbares Wohnen
Partner: Buro Happold, empirica, Netzwerk Immovielien, urbi_et
Lab TalkLearning From

Anna Heringer

16 April 2026
Anna Heringer im Gespräch mit Anupama Kundoo und Antje Stahl über Architektur als Katalysator für lokale Transformation und Grenzgänge zwischen Ost und West – anlässlich der Präsentation des Zumtobel Group Geschäftsberichts
Partner: Zumtobel Group
Lab Talk

What’s Cooking #2

15 April 2026
Silvia Gioberti and Christian Schmidts discuss performance, presence and the relationship between the physical and digital body in space.
Book Presentation

Architecture Against Architecture

31 March 2026
A conversation between OMA partner Reinier de Graaf and architect Sam Chermayeff, against the backdrop of de Graaf’s latest book
Exhibition TalkKnowledge Spaces

Campus as Test Site

27 March 2026
On the occasion of the Aedes exhibition opening of Designing for Resilience, showcasing options for the new campus of the University at Buffalo, international architects discuss strategies for knowledge spaces.
Partner: University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning
Knowledge SpacesLab Talk

Unlearning History and Theory

12 March 2026
The workshop UNLEARNING HISTORY AND THEORY engages with architectural history and theory through decolonial perspectives. Conceived as an open and exploratory format, it interrogates colonial power relations, hegemonic structures, inequalities and exclusions in knowledge systems, and encourages critical discussion and collaborative approaches towards more inclusive and diverse educational practices.
Partner: Architecture-Theory-History Department at the RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau
Fix ItLab Talk

Baukultur Apéro #3

5 March 2026
Gute Baukultur braucht gutes Handwerk. Doch wie gelingt es heute, junge Menschen für handwerkliche Berufe zu begeistern und ihnen zugleich hohe gestalterische und baukulturelle Kompetenzen zu vermitteln?
Partner: Bundesstiftung Baukultur

Design Studios

Design StudioKnowledge Spaces Studio

Erasmus+ Cooperation | The Muse and the Space

23 April 2026
This workshop brings together students from six European universities to explore the museum as a unique architectural space – at once social and intimate, public and deeply experiential.
Partners: Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) Partner Universities
Democratic Design StudioDesign Studio

Berlin International University of Applied Sciences | 2051

27 January 2026
Imagine it’s 2051, and everything has turned out rather well. Ecological collapse, social fragmentation, political polarisation – the defining crises of the early 21st century are now distant memories. We inhabit a world we once only dared to imagine. But how did we get here?
Partners: Berlin International University of Applied Sciences
Design StudioJust Living Studio

University of Sydney | Micro Housing

19 November 2025
12 – 26 November 2025
Students from the University of Sydney return to Aedes as part of a multi-year project that explores novel approaches to sustainable design with relevance in both Australia and Germany.
Partners: University of Sydney
Design StudioJust Living Studio

Pratt Institute | Living Models for the Future

28 August 2025
28 August – 3 December 2025
Students from Pratt Institute, led by Prof. Dagmar Richter, spend the fall semester at Aedes, focusing on Berlin's experimental approaches to public space and housing.
Partners: Pratt Institute
Design StudioFuture Proof Studio

Iowa State University & German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech) | Urban Form & Urban Nature

9 June 2025
Students from Iowa State and GUtech Oman engage in international, multidisciplinary collaboration. The studio focuses on sustainable urban design and the assessment of environmental performance strategies across multiple scales within Berlin’s urban context.
Partners: Iowa State University, German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech)
Democratic Design StudioDesign Studio

University of Kentucky | Berlin Summer Studio 2025

28 May 2025
Students from the University of Kentucky explore the relationship between human scale and activity in Berlin and develop objects that encourage social interaction and engagement with the built environment.
Partners: University of Kentucky
Design StudioJust Living Studio

Erasmus+ Cooperation | The Housing Project

16 May 2025
An international workshop that brings together students from nine universities across eight countries to explore the rich and varied architectural legacy of Berlin’s housing developments.
Partners: Erasmus+ Collaboration
Democratic Design StudioDesign Studio

Berlin International University of Applied Sciences | A SEAT AT THE TABLE!

28 January 2025
Interdisciplinary students from Berlin International explore the principles of democratic design, asking who designs, for whom, and how we can ensure that spaces and places are accessible, inclusive and representative of diverse voices.
Partners: Berlin International University of Applied Sciences